diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pci/als4000.c b/sys/dev/sound/pci/als4000.c
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pci/als4000.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pci/als4000.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
 	ch->channel = c;
 	ch->bps = 1;
 	ch->format = SND_FORMAT(AFMT_U8, 1, 0);
-	ch->speed = DSP_DEFAULT_SPEED;
+	ch->speed = 8000;
 	ch->buffer = b;
 	snd_mtxunlock(sc->lock);
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pci/cmi.c b/sys/dev/sound/pci/cmi.c
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pci/cmi.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pci/cmi.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@
 	ch->channel    = c;
 	ch->bps        = 1;
 	ch->fmt        = SND_FORMAT(AFMT_U8, 1, 0);
-	ch->spd        = DSP_DEFAULT_SPEED;
+	ch->spd        = 8000;
 	ch->buffer     = b;
 	ch->dma_active = 0;
 	if (sndbuf_alloc(ch->buffer, sc->parent_dmat, 0, sc->bufsz) != 0) {
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pci/cs4281.c b/sys/dev/sound/pci/cs4281.c
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pci/cs4281.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pci/cs4281.c
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
     ch->channel = c;
 
     ch->fmt = SND_FORMAT(AFMT_U8, 1, 0);
-    ch->spd = DSP_DEFAULT_SPEED;
+    ch->spd = 8000;
     ch->bps = 1;
     ch->blksz = ch->buffer->bufsize;
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pci/es137x.c b/sys/dev/sound/pci/es137x.c
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pci/es137x.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pci/es137x.c
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@
 		es->escfg = ES_SET_FIXED_RATE(es->escfg, fixed_rate);
 	else {
 		es->escfg = ES_SET_FIXED_RATE(es->escfg, 0);
-		fixed_rate = DSP_DEFAULT_SPEED;
+		fixed_rate = 8000;
 	}
 	if (single_pcm)
 		es->escfg = ES_SET_SINGLE_PCM_MIX(es->escfg, 1);
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pci/maestro3.c b/sys/dev/sound/pci/maestro3.c
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pci/maestro3.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pci/maestro3.c
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@
 	ch->parent = sc;
 	ch->channel = c;
 	ch->fmt = SND_FORMAT(AFMT_U8, 1, 0);
-	ch->spd = DSP_DEFAULT_SPEED;
+	ch->spd = 8000;
 	M3_UNLOCK(sc); /* XXX */
 	if (sndbuf_alloc(ch->buffer, sc->parent_dmat, 0, sc->bufsz) != 0) {
 		device_printf(sc->dev, "m3_pchan_init chn_allocbuf failed\n");
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@
 	ch->parent = sc;
 	ch->channel = c;
 	ch->fmt = SND_FORMAT(AFMT_U8, 1, 0);
-	ch->spd = DSP_DEFAULT_SPEED;
+	ch->spd = 8000;
 	M3_UNLOCK(sc); /* XXX */
 	if (sndbuf_alloc(ch->buffer, sc->parent_dmat, 0, sc->bufsz) != 0) {
 		device_printf(sc->dev, "m3_rchan_init chn_allocbuf failed\n");
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pci/vibes.c b/sys/dev/sound/pci/vibes.c
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pci/vibes.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pci/vibes.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
 	}
 	ch->buffer = b;
 	ch->fmt = SND_FORMAT(AFMT_U8, 1, 0);
-	ch->spd = DSP_DEFAULT_SPEED;
+	ch->spd = 8000;
 	ch->dma_active = ch->dma_was_active = 0;
 
 	return ch;
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.h b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.h
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.h
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.h
@@ -148,8 +148,6 @@
 #define RANGE(var, low, high) (var) = \
 	(((var)<(low))? (low) : ((var)>(high))? (high) : (var))
 
-#define DSP_DEFAULT_SPEED	8000
-
 extern int snd_unit;
 extern int snd_verbose;
 extern devclass_t pcm_devclass;